Nonstop flight route between Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Idiofa Airport (IDF), Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,625 miles (or 10,661 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Hong Kong International Airport and Idiofa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Hong Kong International Airport and Idiofa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):

• Terminal 1 Departures Hall entrance
• Terminal 2, together with the Skyplaza, opened on 28 February 2007 along with the opening of the Airport Station's Platform 3.
• Interior view of Satellite Terminal, Hong Kong Airport.
• Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The detailed design for the airport terminal was awarded to a consortium led by Mott Connell with British Airports Authority as specialist designers for airport related aspects, Foster and Partners as architects and Ove Arup as specialist structural designers for the roof.
• Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
• Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
• At its opening, Terminal 1 was the largest airport passenger terminal building, with a total gross floor area of 531,000 m².
• The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
• The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
• In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
• The airport has been commercially operational since 1998, replacing the former Kai Tak Airport, and is an important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub and gateway for destinations in Mainland China and the rest of Asia.

Facts about Idiofa Airport (IDF):

• The closest airport to Idiofa Airport (IDF) is Kikwit Airport (KKW), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of IDF.
• The furthest airport from Idiofa Airport (IDF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Idiofa Airport (meaning Idiofa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,141 miles (19,539 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.